Business Uber says 3,045 sexual assaults involving drivers and passengers reported in U.S. rides last year Xeni Jardin
late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow
class war Uber general counsel threatens California: pass a law that makes drivers into employees and we'll spend $60m on a ballot initiative to overturn it Cory Doctorow
class war Rideshare companies' effort to kill California employment bill is failing miserably Cory Doctorow
picks Uber and Lyft slashed driver pay in recent years more than publicly reported: Report Xeni Jardin
Business Uber projected $8b in losses for 2019, but it just booked $5.2b in losses in a single quarter Cory Doctorow
Business E-scooter companies are desperate for repo men to stop impounding their vehicles Cory Doctorow
Business Now that Uber and Lyft are public, their inevitable financial collapse is much clearer Cory Doctorow
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